Forever Us

Chapter 25

Summers POV
I see... I have know idea what I see. We are in the middle of the woods. All the trees are lit up with strands of Christmas lights. There is a little lake type thing with lit candles floating in it and music playing over the speakers. Not your everyday hip-hop music though. Its romantic music. It has a tiny dance floor set up in the middle made out of pieces of wood. The light is all candle and moonlight. There is a small table set up to the side and in the middle there is a plate of spaghetti and a chocolate milkshake. I look over to see Ashton is not next to me anymore. I look around and still don't see him.
"ASHTON!" I yell
"I'M COMING." he yells back. When he walks around the truck he isn't wearing his nice shirt anymore. He is wearing a suit. He obviously felt rushed cause the suit wasn't even all the way on. The shirt wasn't tucked in and only half buttoned and the jacket wasn't even on.
"I thought you were in trouble." he says sounding irritated a look of annoyance on his face
"Sorry." I say walking over to him and buttoning his shirt the rest of the way and helping him put his jacket on kissing his cheek quickly
"I love you" he says the look of annoyance totally gone
"I love you to. By the way this is so cliche but I love it" I say making him chuckle. We just looked at each other for a long time. I never notice how blue his eyes were until now. Eventually I asked if we could eat. Since, I was getting hungry again.
He says "Of course we can. I was hoping you would say that soon" with that we walked over to the table and started eating the spaghetti. During this already cliche evening the most cliche thing happened. We got one piece of spaghetti in both of our mouths and it ended with us kissing. It was really funny. As soon as we both broke free from the kiss we both leaned in and kissed again.
I think I'm really in love with him. He's literally everything I've ever wanted. He's mysterious. His first impression is not what you'd think. He's really cute. I don't really know how to explain him. I cringe at the fact that I judged him by his first impression. Now we are sitting here and I think he might be the first one I fall for.
We drink the milkshake and then it starts raining. Raining. He drags me to the dance floor to dance.
"Ashton, I can't dance.",I say embarrassed.
"It's fine. Let me teach you."
"Ok." I say clumsily trying to follow his lead
"1 a 2 3 a 4 rock step" he says repeatedly I keep stepping on his toes. Ashton looked so charming and elegant and I looked like a clumsy elephant.
"You're good at this" he whispers making me giggle
"Thanks. But I look like a clumsy elephant." I say
"No. You don't. You look beautiful."
"Whatever." I say smiling
"It's getting late."
"So?"
"People will be suspicious"
"But I don't want to leave. I want to stay here dancing with you." I say pouting like a child
"It's already 9:30" he says leading me to the car. He helps into the car then walks around and gets in the car. We drive home listening to Lose Yourself. The drive wasn't that long since Kellin's house is in the middle of nowhere practically. When we arrive at the house and all the lights are out so we get out of the car and walk inside quietly. I walk to my room and my mom and Winter are sitting on her bed talking.
"Where were you?" my mom asks
"Ummmm." I say
"That isn't an answer."
"I was out with Ashton."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Watch your attitude."
"I don't have a attitude,"
"Why were you out with him?"
"Because he ask me out."
"And you said yes?"
"Yes."
"What are you wearing?"
"A new dress"
"It is to short."
"Its down to my finger tips"
"To short. Why are you all wet?"
"We were outside and it was raining."
"I am very disappointed in you."
"Why?"
"You went out without telling me and you could do so much better that that boy. He is nothing but trouble." "He's a good guy. You should give him a chance."
"I don't like him"
"Glad to know I'm loved" Ashton says from the door frame
"You are" I say walking over to him
"No. I'm not. I shouldn't have even come with you guys.", Ashton says walking into the room.
"Ashton, I love you being here.", I say with nothing but truth in my eyes.
"No I'm not. My mom was right. No one's gonna love me. I'm a stupid and ugly boy.", Ashton says looking at me grabbing his suitcase.
"What are you doing?", I ask.
"What does it look like I'm doing!", Ashton says raising his voice.
"Please don't do this, Ashton", I say grabbing his arm.
"Don't touch me", Ashton screams. By now tears were coming out of Ashtons eyes. I've never seen him cry before. He stuffs all his stuff in his bag his camera but not his equipment. He was out the door and I was left there cold in the rain as he walks off to wherever he was going next.
Winter's POV:
I was woken up by the sound of Ashton screaming. I had gone to bed when Summer and Autumn had started arguing so I climbed out of the bed. I knew what was gonna happen. I know he's gonna lash out. He's gonna start crying and leave. He ended up at my doorstep many of times.
Flashback...
It was two AM and I just had gotten done talking to summer for the night. It was a friday so I figured Ashton would be partying with his jerks he calls friends. I closed my eyes to go to sleep when I heard a knock at my door I thought it was strange so I got up and slipped on my Ugg boots and grabbed my phone for protection. I walk down the stairs in my shortie shots that I sleep in and a band t-shirt. I open the door to see a red eyed Ashton. He looked like he had just gotten done crying. I wondered how long he'd been here.
"What are you doing here?", I say pulling him in the door.
"I-I had a bad night" he said.
"Come on let's talk in my room", I said pulling him up the stairs trying not to wake up my mom for this would be hard to explain to my mom, "Shhh"
I walked in my room slipping my shoes back on and placing my phone on my bed side. Then I turned my lamp on and sat on my bed against the wall will Ashton sat on the hanging chair in the corner.
"Was it your mom?", I asked trying to get him to look me in the eye.
"Yeah", He said sniffing his nose, "She said that I'm useless and my guitar, camera, or my make-up will never get me anywhere. She said the only reason she thinks I'm in school is because I have to have a GED to work at Mcdonalds.", He finished his voice cracking at the end.
"Come here", I say letting him come sit on my bed , "You know those things aren't true, right?"
"Maybe she's right.", He was balling by now.
"Ashton, you know that's not true. I bet if you sent one of your drawings to an art school they'd accept you. If you sent one of your demo's to a record label you'd get a contract. I bet if you sent you make-up pictures to a make-up school they'd accept you. I bet if you sent your pics to a director they'd want you to be a film guy. You have so much peitual. You have a future and believe that." I said with a reassuring simile.
"Can I stay here tonight?", He says.
"Of course," I say.
"Mean Girls?", Ashton says smiling goofily.
"Mean Girls."
FlashBack Ends....
It would usually end like that. It'd start with the same thing. my shorts, band t-shirt, phone, 2 am, red eyed Ashton. It became a routine to me and my parents. They didn't suspect anything.
I grab a hoodie and run downstairs.
"What happened", I say.
"My mom-"
"Tell me later. I'll be back stay here. I'm gonna get Ashton.",I say running out the door.
"Okay", Summer says with a tear stained face.
I run down the driveway. I look in both directions. I see a figure with his head in his lap. I squinted my eyes to see if it was Ashton, since it was raining. It was. I ran up to him and sat down.
"Hey", I say with the fog coming from my mouth as if I just had smoked because of the cold.
"She was right", he whispered.
"I'm not gonna sit here and continue to let her words hurt you. She's gone. You've stayed on your own for a year now. She's gone, okay? I love you with all my heart. You're literally like the last family I have. I can't lose you to.", I say crying.
"Hey, I'm fine, okay? I'm here no matter what. Don't let me let you cry.", He say switching the subject to me.
"Why do these things always end up being you helping me", I say giggling.
"I'm just that fabulous", he says throwing his hands in the air like it's a big secret.
"Oh, whatever.", I say sarcastically. We sat like that in the rain looking off at the trees. "Why do you care so much about her, as in your mother."
"She's 50% of me and 50% of me is her. She hates me. I hate 50% of me."He states like it's the easiest thing to say.
"From now on I'm gonna fill in that 50%. I love you. You love you." I say looking him in the eye.
"Promise?"
"Mean Girls.", I say laughing, "Now go get things straight with Summer."
Ashton was gone to fix things with Summer and I just sat there. Staring at the sky. "Hey mom.", I say to the sky.